Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu: “Overcoming the negative portrayal of the art in aikido publications!”

The writings about Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu published by aikido authors prior to this time tended to portray Daito-ryu and Sokaku Takeda — Morihei Ueshiba’s teacher — in a negative light. The deep connection between Daito-ryu and aikido was minimized leaving aikidoka with only a vague misconception of the history of the two kindred arts…